Photography Tips for Beginners

This page contains a collection of articles we have written for those who are just getting into photography. These photography tips for beginners should hopefully help our readers to enhance their knowledge of photography and get the best out of their equipment.

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Photography gear and how to buy it:

1. What is a DSLR?
2. DSLR vs Point and Shoot
3. How to Buy a DSLR Camera
4. Where to Buy a DSLR
5. Must-have DSLR Accessories
6. First Nikon DSLR and Lens
7. First Nikon Lens?

Understanding basics of photography:

1. Understanding ISO - A Beginner's Guide
2. Understanding Aperture - A Beginner's Guide
3. Understanding Shutter Speed - A Beginner's Guide
4. Understanding Digital Camera Modes
5. Understanding Metering and Metering Modes
6. Understanding ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture – A Beginner’s Guide
7. What is White Balance?

Other photography tips:

1. What is Bokeh?
2. How to Obtain Maximum Bokeh
3. How to Take Good Pictures
4. How to Take Sharp Photos
5. Corporate Event Photography Tips
6. How to Photograph Corporate Portraits
7. Low-Light Photography Tips
8. How to use a Polarizer
9. How to Photograph Children
10. How to Photograph Birds
11. How to Photograph Textures
12. How to Photograph the Moon
13. How to Photograph a Lightning
14. Astrophotography: taking pictures of stars
15. Focal length comparison on Nikon DX (1.5 crop factor) cameras
16. Nikon Lens Bokeh Performance

Photography FAQ series:

1. Photography FAQ #1
2. Photography FAQ #2

Hardware and software tips:

1. How to Calibrate Your Monitor
2. Best Monitor for Photography
3. Is your Browser Color-Managed?
4. What is EXIF Data?
5. How to remove EXIF Data?
6. How to Organize Digital Pictures
7. RAW vs JPEG format
8. DNG vs RAW format
9. Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for 64 bit Vista or Windows 7

Nasim Mansurov is a professional photographer based out of Denver, Colorado. He is the author and founder of The Mansurovs, along with a number of other online resources. Read more about Nasim here.